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People in Centre for the Study of Environmental Change
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Dr Bronislaw Szerszynski
Since the early 1990s my research has been concerned with developing new understandings of the changing relations with environment and technology, situated particularly within social theory and sociological research, but also drawing on philosophy, theology and other humanities disciplines. Substant... Read more» -
Dr David Tyfield
Current Research Activities My current research develops my interests in the normative dimensions of the processes of knowledge production and their interaction with issues of global cultural political economy, especially regarding critical analysis of the emergence of a globalised "knowledge-based"... Read more» -
Dr Claire Waterton
Research interests Sociology/anthropology/cultural studies of science The making and politicsof scientific knowledge, especially that relating tonature/the environment Scientific and other forms of expertise The making of classifications Public perceptions of environ... Read more» -
Professor Brian Wynne
Technology and risk assessment Public risk perceptions Public understanding of science, focusing on the relations between expert and lay knowledge and policy decision-making ... Read more»
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Enieke-Akpo Anesah
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Niklas Hartmann
I deploy the theoretical resources of science and technology studies (STS) to think through issues that are usually addressed by political ecologists, ecological theorists and the conservation community. Particularly, I am interested in the making of contemporary professional and academic environmen... Read more» -
Stephen Jackson
My research investigates the political uses and ideological effects of catastrophic narratives about climate change. Presently, this includes analysis of reports from defense organizations which are constructing scenarios about and preparing for "climate-driven" conflict. Guiding my critique of such... Read more»
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Dr Bronislaw Szerszynski
Since the early 1990s my research has been concerned with developing new understandings of the changing relations with environment and technology, situated particularly within social theory and sociological research, but also drawing on philosophy, theology and other humanities disciplines. Substant... Read more» -
Dr David Tyfield
Current Research Activities My current research develops my interests in the normative dimensions of the processes of knowledge production and their interaction with issues of global cultural political economy, especially regarding critical analysis of the emergence of a globalised "knowledge-based"... Read more» -
Dr Claire Waterton
Research interests Sociology/anthropology/cultural studies of science The making and politicsof scientific knowledge, especially that relating tonature/the environment Scientific and other forms of expertise The making of classifications Public perceptions of environ... Read more» -
Professor Brian Wynne
Technology and risk assessment Public risk perceptions Public understanding of science, focusing on the relations between expert and lay knowledge and policy decision-making ... Read more»
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